A decade of social turbulence!!!

1. A decade of social turbulence!!! Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

2. The 60’s brought us Go Go boots! Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

3. Barbie Doll Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

4. The first doll for boys GI Joe Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

5. Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon were movie stars. This is a picture of Annette. Annette and Frankie became famous for their singing and dancing in the movies. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

6. The toucan bird became the symbol for Fruit Loops cereal Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

7. Here a samples of some fashionable cars. But there were lots and lots of station wagons on the road. The station wagon in the sixties is what the SUV is today. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

8. Examples of popular teen magazines. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

9. The Etch a Sketch was created in the 60’s. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

10. The influence on fashion the “James Bond” movies had. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

11. People were afraid of an atom attack, so many built bomb shelters on their property. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

12. The lava lamp came to us thanks to the 60’s. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

13. Manufactured marbles with decorative colors inside is a product from the 60’s Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

14. The pinball machine becomes very, very popular in the 60’s. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

15. Milk came in bottles. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

16. Tupperware came to us in the 60’s. Women were amazed how the plastic containers kept food fresher longer. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

17. Civil unrest: Establishment VS Anti-establishment Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

18. The fantastic four: The Beatles Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

19. Martin Luther King Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

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21. Clocks like this were in almost every living room across America. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

22. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (OLive-6933) • Party Lines – you shared your telephone line with another household. As such, sometimes you would pick up the phone and the other people would be using the phone. You could hear them talking! • There were NO buttons on phones • Until the 60’s ALL phones were black. The 60’s brought color! Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

23. Radio – although FM was available it was very difficult to pick up the signal. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

24. Record Player There were no tapes or CD’s or Ipods back then. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

25. Television became the largest growth area for an expanding American media --1946: 7,000 sets --1960: 50 million sets TV’s impact on culture Advertising on TV Fifties television programming Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

26. Charge Cards became available for the middle class. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

27. Women’s Liberation • New wave of feminism grew out of other reform efforts • 1964 Civil Rights Act: no job discrimination on the basis of sex Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

28. Presidents of the sixties: Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

29. The adding machine. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

30. The Underwood typewriter. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

31. Guns, guns, guns. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

32. The movies. . . Twenty-five cents would get you a double feature and a bunch of cartoons to boot. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

33. The first James Bond movie:“Dr. NO” Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

34. Let’s not forget Elvis! Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

35. Trading Cards. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

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38. Refrigeration. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

39. Stoves. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

40. The TV becomes more and more important. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

41. Transportation Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

42. The wringer washer. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

43. Casper the friendly ghost. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

44. 1966Plastic bag used in bread packaging takes over 25 to 30 percent of the market. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

45. The Drive-In Theater Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

46. S & H Green stamps used to be given to you when you made purchases at grocery or other stores. You collected the stamps and pasted them into these little booklets that held so many stamps per book. When you had saved up books of stamps, you could redeem the books in at the Green Stamp store or use mail order for various items. Their competitor was Blue Chip Stamps. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

47. Metal Ice Cube Trays – need hot waterRefrigerators did not have automatic ice-makers. Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

48. Candy cigarettes anyone? Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

49. The beehive hairdo. . . The bouffant hairdo. . . Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3

50. Dick and Jane Readers Sari L. Brecosky, Reading Achievement Center AIU3